(F)athlete, Tri-ing to Get the F Out!

A Very Important Run!

Last night I did what may have been my most important run of the season. I didn’t run because it was on a schedule of any kind. I didn’t do it because I had a coach breathing down my neck, or due to some fear about not finishing an upcoming race.

I did it because I didn’t want a repeat of 2010 where post-Ironman I literally sat on my red leather couch depressed for a good 6 months (having reached the pinnacle of my athletic career). I did it because I knew it would feel good to get up and moving. I did it because this season formed some meaningful habits that I don’t want to lose. I did it for ME.

The funny thing was that I didn’t just do a 3-mile flat jog. I actually did a 6-mile Amalfi loop (a local run that is largely hills). And it felt GREAT. No music, no GPS, just a run. And I kicked its ass in 1:05 (ok so the competitiveness remains). My chiropractor wasn’t happy with me, as my neck seized up on the plane ride back, but I just NEEDED to do it.

Someone asked me after I did the run if I might be addicted to exercise. LAUGHABLE. What I’m addicted to is sitting on my ass on my red leather couch, endurance-style. And I am committed to continuing to work against that addiction.

So the pop-the-post-race-cherry-run is done. And now regardless of what happens, I won’t have to tell people “I literally didn’t move for 6 months following my half-ironman of 2012”.

Also, since I’m not just a depressed lazy post-race bum right now, I might actually be working on that race report, wink wink.

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The Athena Project: Then & Now

The Athena Project 2013
Newly *mostly* vegan.
Be a role model for having a healthy, active lifestyle and focusing on HEALTH, with weight loss as the potential nifty effect of living well.
Inspire others to take charge of living clean at any size!
Training captain for Summer TNT Triathlon team.

The Athena Project 2011-12:June 2nd - Half-Ironman in Kona, HIRace at 140!?2011-12 Results: Finished Honu 70.3. Weight continues to hover above 165. End of 2012 was a time of reflection. Health, not weight, may be the end game here.